Vincennes Township, Knox County, Indiana

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Vincennes Township
Township
Palisades at Fort Knox II.jpg
Site of Fort Knox II in northern Vincennes Township
Map highlighting Vincennes Township, Knox County, Indiana.svg
Coordinates: 38°37′59″N87°33′35″W / 38.63306°N 87.55972°W / 38.63306; -87.55972
Country United States
State Indiana
County Knox
Named after Vincennes
Government
 • Type Indiana township
Area
 • Total
61.74 sq mi (159.9 km2)
 • Land60.08 sq mi (155.6 km2)
 • Water1.66 sq mi (4.3 km2)
Elevation
[1]
413 ft (126 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total
21,899
 • Density350/sq mi (140/km2)
FIPS code 18-79217 [2]
GNIS feature ID 453961

Vincennes Township is one of ten townships in Knox County, Indiana. As of the 2020 census, its population was 21,899 (down from 23,707 at 2010 [3] ) and it contained 10,087 housing units. [4]

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Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
1890 10,704—
1900 12,81619.7%
1910 17,65437.7%
1920 19,75011.9%
1930 20,8675.7%
1940 21,9725.3%
1950 23,3646.3%
1960 23,6891.4%
1970 24,8034.7%
1980 24,9450.6%
1990 24,365−2.3%
2000 23,372−4.1%
2010 23,7071.4%
2020 21,899−7.6%
Source: US Decennial Census [5]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 61.74 square miles (159.9 km2), of which 60.08 square miles (155.6 km2) (or 97.31%) is land and 1.66 square miles (4.3 km2) (or 2.69%) is water. [3]

Education

It is in the Vincennes Community School Corporation. [6]

References

  1. ↑ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  2. ↑ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau . Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  3. 1 2 "Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2010 - County -- County Subdivision and Place -- 2010 Census Summary File 1". United States Census. Archived from the original on February 12, 2020. Retrieved May 10, 2013.
  4. ↑ "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved April 8, 2024.
  5. ↑ "Township Census Counts: STATS Indiana".
  6. ↑ Geography Division (December 18, 2020). 2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Knox County, IN (PDF) (Map). U.S. Census Bureau . Retrieved June 8, 2025. - Text list


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